Background

Mr. J. Steven Young, also known as Steve, J.D., is a Co-Founder, and Managing Partner at HGGC, LLC (formerly, Huntsman Gay Global Capital, LLC). Mr. Young is the broadcast host and was the international spokesperson for the Children's Miracle Network. He served as a Managing Director at Huntsman Gay Global Capital, LLC. Mr. Young Co-Founded and served as Managing Director at Sorenson Capital, L.P. He co-founded Northgate Capital Group, L.L.C. in 1999. Mr. Young served ... as a Managing Partner at IRR Partners, LLC. He founded Forever Young Foundation and serves as the Chairman. He also served as the Corporate Spokesperson for companies such as Nike, Visa, Sun Microsystems, Sprint, PowerBar, and ICON Health & Fitness. He serves as Co-chairman of AutoAlert, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Found, Inc. Mr. Young serves as a Director of Serena Software, Inc., Giraffe Holding, Inc., hybris GmbH, The Tech Museum of Innovation, MWG Holdings, LLC, and of CRS Retail Technology Group, Inc. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at StubHub, Inc and Utah Capital Investment Corp. He has been a Director of Survey Sampling International, LLC since December 2014. Mr. Young served as a Member of The Athletic & Scientific Advisory Board of CoolSystems Inc. He served as a Director of Foundry Networks LLC since October 2000. Mr. Young served as a Director of Flexpoint Sensor Systems Inc., since May 2000 and The Gymboree Corporation from February 2011 to January 18, 2013. He served as a Director of Nutraceutical International Corp. since May 1998. Mr. Young is profiled in a variety of publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Worth Magazine, Sports Illustrated, People, Inside Sports, and GQ. His professional football career spanned more than 15 years in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers, where he received numerous accolades, including Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News' Player of the Year from 1992 to 1994, and the NFL's Most Valuable Player for 1992 and 1994. In 2005, Mr. Young was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the first left handed quarterback to be so honored. He is also the highest-rated quarterback in NFL history and has the distinction of being the only signal caller in league annals to win four consecutive NFL passing titles. Mr. Young has held extensive experience in private equity and venture capital investments and in entrepreneurial projects as a Limited Partner, Angel Investor and Board Member. Mr. Young holds a J.D. and a B.S. in finance and political science from Brigham Young University.

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